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Bedroom: Before

Our toughest project ended up being the first one: the master bedroom. Walking into that room was like visiting a fun house. There were at least five different paint colors going on, and the previous owner had thrown up a wall in the middle of the 15-by-16-foot room in an attempt to add a bath. While he hadn't done any plumbing, he had knocked out the chimney and fireplace. Jimmy had to cover up the Mother Goose mural painted on the closed-up box.